# Opencli Reader

Generic read-only fallback for sources opencli supports but no dedicated skill covers...

- Repository: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills (3487 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-25
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add himself65/finance-skills`

## Description

Generic read-only fallback for sources opencli supports but no dedicated skill covers: finance sites (Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters, Barchart, Eastmoney, Xueqiu, Sinafinance), communities (Reddit, HackerNews, Weibo, Zhihu, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili), newsletters and blogs (Substack, Medium), research (arXiv, Google Scholar), podcasts and video (Apple Podcasts, Xiaoyuzhou, Spotify, YouTube), Weixin, Amazon, and more. Use it when the user asks to read or fetch from such a site, for example r/wallstreetbets, the HackerNews front page, Eastmoney hot stocks, the Xueqiu feed, Bloomberg markets headlines, or an arXiv search, or says "use opencli to read". Prefer twitter-reader, linkedin-reader, discord-reader, telegram-reader, or yc-reader when the source matches. Read-only: never runs write commands.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# opencli Reader (Generic Fallback, Read-Only)

If your host has not already executed the shell probes below (for example, in Codex), run the commands inside the `!` wrappers with its shell tool before choosing a setup path. Use the actual output; if shell access is unavailable, report that limitation.

Generic fallback for any source opencli supports via its [adapter registry](https://github.com/jackwener/opencli) (100+ sites, growing). Use this skill only when **no dedicated finance-skill covers the source**, the specialized skills (`twitter-reader`, `linkedin-reader`, `discord-reader`, `telegram-reader`, `yc-reader`) are always preferred when the request matches one of them.

**This skill is read-only.** Write commands that opencli exposes (post, like, comment, send, save, upvote, subscribe, follow, delete, reply-dm, etc.) must not be invoked.

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## Step 1: Decide Whether to Use This Skill

Only use this skill if the request **cannot** be handled by a more specific skill.

| If the user asks about… | Use this skill instead |
|---|---|
| Twitter/X | `twitter-reader` |
| LinkedIn | `linkedin-reader` |
| Discord | `discord-reader` |
| Telegram | `telegram-reader` |
| Y Combinator | `yc-reader` |
| Anything else opencli supports (Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters, Reddit, HackerNews, Eastmoney, Xueqiu, Substack, arXiv, etc.) | **this skill** |

If the source is not in opencli's registry either, stop and tell the user the request isn't covered, don't fall back to ad-hoc scraping.

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## Step 2: Ensure opencli Is Ready

**Current environment status:**

```
!`(command -v opencli && opencli doctor 2>&1 | head -5 && echo "READY" || echo "SETUP_NEEDED") 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_INSTALLED"`
```

If `NOT_INSTALLED`:

```bash
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli
```

If `SETUP_NEEDED`, guide the user through Browser Bridge setup (only required for adapters whose strategy is `COOKIE`, `HEADER`, `INTERCEPT`, or `UI`, `PUBLIC` and `LOCAL` adapters work without a browser):

The rest: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/blob/HEAD/plugins/social-readers/skills/opencli-reader/SKILL.md